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iPhone SE (2016) Help with Apple SE - dropped in water, dried out, now turns on...and then off...

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Help with Apple SE - dropped in water, dried out, now turns on...and then off...
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So I am attempted to recover contacts, images etc from this phone and I don't know how I can accomplish this. Any ideas. It does turn on for a sec and then immediately turns off.

Any suggestions for saving the stuff on the phone? And no, it has not been synced or backed up to the cloud.
 
It sounds harsh, but there is probably nothing you can do. Maybe it’ll dry out more over time. Try again in a week.
 
You never know, but my understanding is that after a dip, you should always replace the battery. That is worth a try if the data is important to you.
 
I am hoping the opening and replacement of the battery isn't too complicated.
 
If the data is important to you, get it to a repair shop. Without a thorough cleaning, corrosion is still happening. The longer you wait, the more difficult it will be to retrieve data.
 
If you haven't opened it it's probably not dry. Open and dry it completely! If it still doesn't work then it time to replace it.
 
netrate said:
Do you think changing the battery will help?
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Absolutely not. I know I’m rather late to this thread, but do not do that. If it’s been submerged in water, by charging the device, all you’re doing is causing a short circuit when electricity is being formulated to the battery controller. If it powers on, that’s one thing, but if you have enough battery that’s sufficient to have it looked at by a repair shop, that would be the only solution I can offer.
 
netrate said:
Help with Apple SE - dropped in water, dried out, now turns on...and then off...
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So I am attempted to recover contacts, images etc from this phone and I don't know how I can accomplish this. Any ideas. It does turn on for a sec and then immediately turns off.

Any suggestions for saving the stuff on the phone? And no, it has not been synced or backed up to the cloud.
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Run a blow dryer on the phone. Heat that aluminum body up really good for a while, let it get hot, then it’ll cook off any moisture inside of the phone.
 
presently, it detects the phone in iTunes because it knows the serial number, but the Update has failed. The contacts and pics are important, so I guess there isn't anything else I can do but take it to a repair shop?
 
netrate said:
presently, it detects the phone in iTunes because it knows the serial number, but the Update has failed. The contacts and pics are important, so I guess there isn't anything else I can do but take it to a repair shop?
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Contacts and pics are part of the iCloud backup. Try to restore to another device and you will recover everything you lost since the last backup.
 
when was the last time it was backed up you could try and see if you have one as this and or signing into icloud from another device may let you retrieve some stuff
 
Pack it in rice.

Worked for my good camera left overnight in a driving rain.

Restored full function after two weeks in sealed container filled with dry rice. a2
 
I had something not exactly the same but similar with my 5C about a year ago, where after damage, my screen was totally black but when I plugged it in it would recognize the phone.

Even tho the computer would recognize the phone, it wouldnt backup the phone or let me pull data off the phone.

I had no backups of anything, so I was worried.

I took it to apple and they refused to repair it. Dont even understand that one. Walking out dejected I went to one of those mall kiosk screen repair places and they put on some cheap aftermarket screen and the phone worked. Got my data off the phone.

Moral of my story was there is some kind of logic board associated with the screen itself and repairing a damaged component may be all you need to do to recover your data from the actual phone memory

good luck, dont give up e-z, alot of ppl here will tell you to forget it. dont. keep trying to find a way

On a side note, a year before that i dropped my 5C in water and it was totally dead. At first when I tried using it, it would act all crazy, screen would make weird shapes, nothing really worked. I let it dry i mean fully dry in the sun for a good day or 2 and it did come back to life to my surprise.
 
Use google gmail to save contacts, dropbox or box or google drive or one drive for files, google photos for pics and lose nothing...in the future.
 
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